Accelerated Bachelor of Arts / MA in Political Science in Dekalb United States | Northern Illinois University

This program leads to both the B.S. or B.A. and M.A. in Political Science degrees. Students who want to complete this program must identify themselves to the Political Science Department as majors who will complete the accelerated program with a politics and governance emphasis. The program is open to all undergraduates who major in Political Science, have completed at least 96 credit hours of undergraduate course work, and meet the Department of Political Science's Degree with Honors requirements (see below). Students who have met these standards in their B.A. or B.S. degree program in Political Science must also apply for admission to the Political Science M.A. program under the special provisions of this program. Students must meet the application deadlines given by the Graduate School. To qualify for this program, applicants must take the GRE and meet one of the following: Score better than the 50th percentile in both quantitative and verbal, Average better than 65th percentile for combined quantitative and verbal.